Keith David Pring is a Welsh

Welsh people

The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...

 former professional footballer and Wales

Wales national football team

The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...

 international. A winger, he began his career as an apprentice at Newport County

Newport County A.F.C.

Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

 and made his debut in 1961. He made 61 Football League appearances for Newport, scoring 3 goals before joining Rotherham United in October 1964 for a fee of £10,000. Pring later moved on to Notts County

Notts County F.C.

Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...

, Southport

Southport F.C.

Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008...

 and Wigan Athletic

Wigan Athletic F.C.

Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...

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Pring attained 3 caps for the Wales national football team

Wales national football team

The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...

, making his international debut on 1 December 1965 in place of the injured Gil Reece

Gil Reece

Gilbert Ivor Reece was a Welsh international footballer.Reece was working as a plumber when he joined Cardiff City as a part-timer in May 1961 and made his way into the reserve side before spending a period on loan at Ton Pentre...

 in a 4–2 defeat to Denmark

Denmark national football team

The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...

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Personal Life:

Following the birth of his first son Gareth Pring in Nottingham, 1968 with first wife Margaret Pring, née Humphries, Keith Pring moved to Southport where he ended his career at Southport FC, following the birth of second child Caroline, Keith and wife Margaret filed for divorce.

Keith David Pring now resides in Churchtown, Southport where he also has four Grandchildren, Emmeline, Robert, Ashleigh and Samuel, the latter two being the niece and nephew of former Everton and Chester star Stuart Rimmer.